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Monday, August 29, 2016

If you've been following me for a while, you know that I'm *Aunty c* to my darling niece, Ms. T, who has somehow turned 6 years old in the blink of an eye, and charming nephew, Mr. C, who, in another blink, has turned 4. I've explained to them quite clearly that this 'growing up' stuff needs to sloooooowwwww down, however...apparently that's not the case. Because they live four hours north of us, every moment I spend with them is beyond precious, and filled with giggles, wiggles and, in the case of this post, squiggles!

I decided that the two lights-of-my-life *had* to enter! Added to my travel bag during my recent visit, I brought along some glitter...and we did some creating, using canvases they had at home, paint, glitter (which is not showing up as I had hoped in the photos) and, as you'll see, other 'interesting' tools....

Ms. T decided they 'had' to create pieces of art with their initials on them (something she had seen 'somewhere'), so we did precisely that. We masked off their respective *T* and *C*...and away they went, using brushes and marbles (yes, marbles)....You can guess who decided that 'pink and blue' would be the predominant colours (Hello, Ms. T...)

Tessa (age 6)

Connor (age 4)

After that, things went a little...ummm. haywire. Mr. C (who had enough of being given instructions bossed around by his older sister) brought out his Hotwheels cars and in under a nanosecond, had one dunked in paint, and was running it over another canvas. No way was Ms. T going to be left behind with that messy fun, so with her car in hand, the two of them created these....

The first is kind of funky with its explosions of colour....

while the second rather looks like wildflowers. I have no idea how they wound up 'stopping' at just the 'right moment'...but they did....

Abstract art made in rather an 'abstract' way. Because they both had a few 'zoom zooms' on each canvas, I'll consider these as collaborative efforts. Again, wish you could see the glitter...

So, there you have it: a canvas, each, from my niece and nephew, followed with two pieces of joint-designing with Hotwheels cars, of all things. Go figure! Creativity, plus in my books (but then again, I am a biased *Aunty c*...)

Thank you so much for spending part of your day with me; your visit brings me joy!

Two talented crafters in the making here Carol.....and isn't it great that they just go for it...no inhibitions...no fear of mistakes....pure fun..unlike us grownups who agonise!! Hope you will keep these in a memory box!

Popping in for a quick comment Carol, busy, busy, busy around here with Savannah. I feel like I've had another child! lol I think that Ms T and Mr C did a fabulous job with with initial canvas's! But it is the hot wheels art that blows me away! Love Mr C's-so many hot colors! Ms T's is so cute and yes, I can see the wild flowers too!!! Isn't it interesting to see how they both used the same thing (hot wheel car) and got something so totally different?!! What talented kiddo's!!! I hope their artwork ends up hanging somewhere!!! Hugs, Brenda

Oh my goodness...such a delightful post - made me smile all over my face! I can image how excited they were to create with Aunty C! Those little ones are truly blessed with a sweet, talented Aunty who loves to spend time with them! Wonder who had more fun???

How sweet! I can imagine the fun that you all had! Those kids are brilliant - at the BMW museum in Munich there was a similar artwork with a real size car, paint on the wheels and the pattern it made driving around!

Gorgeous artwork Tessa and Connor! I love the canvas panels with your initials on them! I am sure they look great in your room! The hot wheels art canvases are brilliant too! LOVE them, very arty and original :-)

As you have made 2 artworks each I am adding another 3 links to the linky system for you ;-)

What fun! I love that C added cars to the mix! And a fantastic idea to use canvas as your backdrop - they will last so much longer, and be such a keepsake! Thanks for sharing these with us for the Kid's Challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

I love how the kids have their artistic expressions. Your niece and nephew did Aunty C proud for sure, Carol! So glad that you join the fun over Simon Says Stamp “Summer Vacation: Kid’s Challenge” Challenge! Awesome details and design! Super work!

Your niece & nephew must think they are in heaven to have a creative auntie who encourages them to create their own works of art! The abstract hot wheel art put a big smile on my face imagining the fun they had!

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